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Guidance: Animal Test Certificates

Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.

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Form: Apply to change an animal test certificate (ATC)

Application form to make a change to an animal test certificate (ATC).

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Form: Apply to run a clinical trial using a medicine for an animal

Application form for a licence to conduct a clinical trial using an animal medicine (animal test certificate).

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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VMD seizes over 13,000 unauthorised horse medicines sold illegally online

Over 13,000 AbPrazole and Absucralfate products destined for sites across the UK were seized by VMD enforcement officers.

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Guidance: Apply to change a veterinary Marketing Authorisation or Homeopathic Remedy

Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.

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Genta Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses – Adverse events

Increase in suspected adverse event reports following use of Genta-Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses.

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Report a suspected problem with an animal medicine or microchip

Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has an unexpected reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip.

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Guidance: Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.

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Guidance: Implementation explainer: Pharmacovigilance

Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.

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Guidance: Benefit risk report (BRR) and signal notification submissions

Benefit-Risk Submission Report (BRSR) and Pharmacovigilance Sales Submission (PSS) templates and guidance for completion of BRSRs, PSSs and signal notifications.

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Guidance: Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain

Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.

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Recruitment for Pharmacovigilance Assessors

Pharmacovigilance Assessors vacancies within the Authorisations Division.

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Guidance: Naming of veterinary medicinal products

Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.

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Guidance: Timetables for national applications for MAs, ATCs and VHRs

All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.

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Recruitment for Head of Regulatory Affairs

Head of Regulatory Affairs vacancy, working on the authorisation, use, and manufacture of veterinary medicines in the UK.

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Training Event: Veterinary Medicines Masterclass VMD Inspectors' Guide to the Regulations

In person training event on Wednesday 5 March 2025 at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, delivered by VMD inspectors.

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Training Event: Veterinary Medicines Masterclass VMD Inspectors' Guide to the Regulations

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In person training event on Wednesday 5 March 2025 at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, delivered by VMD inspectors.

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Recruitment for an Antimicrobial Use, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement Manager

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Antimicrobial Use, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement Manager vacancy, working on the VMD’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) policy and surveillance.

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Recruitment for a Senior External Communications Manager

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Senior External Communications Manager vacancy, working on the VMD’s strategic communications.

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Recruitment for a Synergy Delivery and Business Change Lead

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Synergy Delivery and Business Change Lead vacancy, working on the delivery and implementation of the Synergy programme for the VMD.

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

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Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs – SPC change

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Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics for Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs (All strengths)

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

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References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Guidance: Legal requirements for placing a veterinary medicine on the market

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Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

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References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Guidance: Fees applied to veterinary medicine authorisation applications in GB

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Effective from 17 May 2024 Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) as they apply to GB.

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Research: Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2023

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This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.

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Research: Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2023

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This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.

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Notice: MAVIS Hub Edition 132

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Marketing Authorisations Veterinary Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 132.

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Official Statistics: VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance

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Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.

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Guidance: Retail of veterinary medicines

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Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.

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Corporate report: Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024

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Document for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024.

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

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References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Research: Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2022

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This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.

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Authorisation application deadlines for Christmas period 2024

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Validation for applications during the Christmas period 2024 for MA, ManA, WDA, Batch Release, Specific Batch Control, and Special Import and Export Certificates.

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Guidance: General licence for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccine

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General licence for using the inactivated BTV-3 vaccine in England.

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Guidance: Top Ten Imported Veterinary Medicines Quarterly Report 1 July to 30 September 2024

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Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 July to 30 September 2024.

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

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Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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Arthramid Vet – Adverse events

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Increased discussion of suspected adverse events in social media following use of Arthramid Vet in horses.

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Guidance: Bluetongue serotype 3 vaccine advice for veterinarians

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Advice from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer to veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 vaccines.

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Official Statistics: VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance

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Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.

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Official Statistics: Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2024

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Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2024 surveillance results, a rolling summary.

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Our online services will be unavailable on 12 and 13 October

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The VMD’s online services will be unavailable from 6am Saturday 12 October until 8pm Sunday 13 October due to essential site maintenance.

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Guidance: Guidelines and guidance on the responsible use of veterinary medicines

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Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.

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